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School: Broca

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Brockagh Lower, Co. Leitrim
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T. Ó Chioráin S. Ó Gallchobhair
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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    What eye never sheds a tear?
    The eye of a needle.
    Twenty sheep went out a gap twenty more followed that six, seven, ten, eleven, three and two. How many is that?
    Five.
    What is bigger sitting than standing?
    A Dog.
    What belongs to yourself but your friends use it more than you do?
    Your name.
    Florrie Maguire,
    Cloonaghmare,
    Glenfarne,
    Co. Leitrim
    Riddles given by father of same address Thady Maguire.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Florrie Maguire
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cloonaghmore, Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    Thady Maguire
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cloonaghmore, Co. Leitrim